LIMS Software Engineer
The Opportunity
At insitro, we are shaping the future of drug discovery by combining human biology and machine learning to discover new therapeutics. At the heart of our strategy is the true partnership between various disciplines and expertises to produce large and high quality data sets that will drive machine learning and yield key biological insights.…
LabLynx launches new LIMS for small and startup cannabis testing laboratories
As part of its CannaQA solution suite, LabLynx launches its newest LIMS solution - CannaQA Standard Edition – made for startup and growing cannabis testing labs. [Read More]
Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update – Volume 20, Issue 19
May 11, 2022 Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update Volume 20, Issue 19 In This Issue Featured Books LIMSpec 2022 R1 Featured Content 05/11/2022 - LabLynx launches new LIMS for small and startup cannabis testing laboratoriesAs part of its CannaQA solution suite, LabLynx launches its newest LIMS solution - CannaQA Standard Edition – made for startup and growing cannabis testing labs. [Read More]05/10/2022 - New Cation Trap Column Workflow Improves Uptime for Anionic Contaminants Testing of Industrial WatersThermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, now offers nuclear power plants a new continuously regenerated cation trap column (CR-CTC) application workflow…New Cation Trap Column Workflow Improves Uptime for Anionic Contaminants Testing of Industrial Waters
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, now offers nuclear power plants a new continuously regenerated cation trap column (CR-CTC) application workflow for robust and efficient trace anion contaminant testing of industrial waters. [Read More]
How Digital Transformation and Innovative Solutions Can Support the Rise of Food Safety Culture
Food safety has been an ever-growing concern for suppliers, distributors, and consumers alike. With recent issues regarding health and safety in the food industry, both the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Union Commission (EUC) have enacted stricter regulations regarding the traceability of food product testing as well as handling and packaging of food products to reduce contamination. [Read More]
Agilent Companion Diagnostic Expands CE-IVD Mark in Europe to Include Cervical Cancer
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced that its PD-L1 IHC 22C3 pharmDx, Code SK006, is now EU CE-IVD–marked for use in cervical cancer. PD-L1 IHC 22C3 pharmDx can be used as an aid in identifying cervical cancer patients for whom treatment with KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) may be appropriate. [Read More]
Imaging Management and How Emerging Technologies May Impact a Digital Transformation
An examination of emerging technologies would be helpful to determine if any might be leveraged across one or more of the imaging modalities in the organization. Examining existing market technologies involves understanding the various technologies’ abilities and current use in imaging areas. [Read More]
What is a LIMS & ELN?
What is a LIMS and ELN, and how do you know which to use? Laboratory automation expert Joe Liscouski reviews the two informatics applications and delves into discussion on which to use when.
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A roadmap for LIMS at NIST Material Measurement Laboratory
This April 2022 Technical Note from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and its Material Measurement Laboratory investigates the laboratory information management system (LIMS) within the scope of the laboratory's strategic mission and goals "to support a wide array of research disciplines." Greene et al. provide a roadmap of implementing LIMS and related technologies and adapting their research workflows to get the most of LIMS while also taking advantage of FAIR Data Principles. After a brief introduction, the authors describe both their short- and long-term objectives towards the lab's vision of implementing LIMS effectively, along with the associated challenge of meeting those objectives. They then discuss the related stakeholders and how they impact implementation of the LIMS roadmap. The authors also discuss LIMS architecture and quality metrics associated with its implementation, before concluding that their "next-generation LIMS will provide standards for interoperability and collaboration, further enabling scientific investigation spanning across experimental groups."
Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update – Volume 20, Issue 18
May 4, 2022 Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update Volume 20, Issue 18 In This Issue Featured Books The Complete Guide to LIMS and Laboratory Informatics: 2022 Edition Featured Content 05/03/2022 - Complex Lab Software: How to Best Manage it With Version Control Does your lab ever make modifications to its software? Well, if so, version control is something you should understand and be managing thoughtfully. Not only is version control good practice, but it’s also necessary for maintaining compliance in a regulated lab environment. [Read More] 05/03/2022 - The Importance of a Product Roadmap on the Journey to LIMS UtopiaAs…Complex Lab Software: How to Best Manage it With Version Control
Does your lab ever make modifications to its software? Well, if so, version control is something you should understand and be managing thoughtfully. Not only is version control good practice, but it’s also necessary for maintaining compliance in a regulated lab environment.
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The Importance of a Product Roadmap on the Journey to LIMS Utopia
As computing technology has progressed and testing methodologies have evolved, so too has the need for process changes, workflow automation, and capturing, understanding, and visualizing data. How can laboratories ensure their LIMS implementation will provide them with this level of functionality and continue to live up to ever-changing needs over time? [Read More]
A model for design and implementation of a laboratory information management system specific to molecular pathology laboratory operations
In this 2022 paper published in The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics, the Molecular Pathology Section of Cleveland Clinic describes its collaboration with Semaphore Solutions in order to customize a laboratory information management system and other tools to meet the needs of Cleveland Clinic's molecular pathology department. The authors first describe their goals, technology approach, and software approach within the framework of project development and management, including validation steps. They then provide details about how their implementation affected their work. They conclude that "a significant amount of customized software engineering" was required to get a system that met their needs, as was a Scrum-based development approach, "which may be emulated for scalable and cost-effective laboratory-authored software." They also add that "[a]n important lesson learned in executing the LIMS project was the concept of a minimally viable product (MVP)."
Florida Legislation Allows Nurses to Conduct Clinical Lab Testing
Registered nurses’ roles in Florida’s hospital laboratories will change on July 1. Previously, the state’s regulations did not let RNs perform clinical testing at some hospital laboratories without additional licenses. New legislation will let qualified RNs perform low-to-moderate complexity testing without that extra burden. [Read More]
